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Browncroft Eviction Risk: Moderate , Brighton

Tract 36055012500 · Monroe County, NY · pop 4,335 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

In Browncroft in Brighton, census tract 36055012500 scores 6.3/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 52% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,179 monthly, set against $87,474 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 13% Owners 69%

Tract context

Occupied units2,199

Renter share31.2%

SVI overall0.34

Poverty rate11.7%

Median income$87,474

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brighton and the region

Centroid at 43.1461, -77.5294 · click any tract to drill in

Why Browncroft scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Brighton

6.4

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.1

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

11.7% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$1,179 rent vs county FMR

3.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Brighton

6.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Brighton

8.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Brighton

5.5

How Browncroft compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

24%Socioeconomic
41%Household composition
22%Racial/ethnic minority
59%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

18%Grade A
0%Grade B
41%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Browncroft. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

7.0%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
7.0%Food insecurity
6.3%SNAP enrollment
4.7%Transit barriers
3.6%No health insurance
12.7%Frequent mental distress
23.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Browncroft

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Brighton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Monroe County average of 6.1 and in line with the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 34th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 36055012500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36055012500?

Census tract 36055012500 in the Browncroft neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 36055012500?

Median gross rent is $1,179/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36055012500?

11.7% of residents in tract 36055012500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,335.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36055012500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 41th, minority 22th, housing 59th.

Is tract 36055012500 considered part of Browncroft?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36055012500 fall within Browncroft (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36055012500 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.0% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36055012500 compare to Brighton overall?

Tract 36055012500 scores 4.7/10, lower than the parent city of Brighton at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brighton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36055012500 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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